Nursing mothers donate breast milk to other parents

March 13, 2011 – 5:39 pm

When it comes to babies, one food reigns supreme: breast milk. Health organizations around the world say this, yet the act of breast-feeding can often be a challenge for women.

Of the women who will attempt breast-feeding, an extremely small percentage — estimated La Leche International and The Healthy Children Center for Breastfeeding, at anywhere from 1 percent to 4 percent — cannot physically produce enough milk. For these rare cases, formula is often viewed as their only modern option … unl

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Grip Strength Challenge – Stool / Chair Lift

March 12, 2011 – 7:14 pm

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30 Chocolate Shakeology Protein Shake Recipes

March 9, 2011 – 6:57 am

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  • Made primarily from whole-food ingredients, Chocolate Shakeology is designed to optimize your intake of vital daily nutrients, which helps your body to more efficiently burn stored fat, and decreases your appetite.
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Exercise Good for Knees, Study Finds

March 6, 2011 – 11:06 pm

Despite some previous research casting doubt on the value of physical activity for the knees, a new study says it’s beneficial for knee joint health.

Researchers in Australia say although it’s true that exercise has been linked to bony spurs called osteophytes, physical activity in general is good for the knees.

“Several studies have already examined the impact of physical activity on the knee as a whole, but none [has] looked at the effect of physical activity on individual parts of the knee,” Flavia Cicuttini, PhD, one of the researchers, says in a statement.

Cicuttini, of the Baker Heart Research Institute and Monash University in Melbourne, says “exercise affects each part of the knee differently, which helps explain why there have been conflicting reports for so long.”

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